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Whereas,  The  Holston  Conference  Female  College,  at 
Asheville,  N.  C,  is  largely  indebted,  and  the  lands,  lots,  hou- 
ses and  appurtenances,  with  the  furniture  on  hand  previous  to 
date  of  Mortgage,  as  well  as  that  in  the  College  Building  proper, 
and  that  m  the  Steward's  Hall — are  all  under  mortgage, 
which  has  become  absolute  and  must  soon  be  foreclosed  by 
sale,  and  it  is  feared  that  the  property  may  pass  into  private 
hands  and  be  appropriated  to  other  purposes  than  that  of 
Female  Education. 

Now,  to  avert  the  calamity,  and  to  preserve  said  property 
for  the  purposes  of  education,  as  first  intended,  with  the  ne- 
cessary additions  and  improvements  thereto,  the  undersigned 
propose  to  form  a  Joint  Stock  Company,  to  become  incorpo- 
rated under  the  laws  of  North  Carolina,  with  a  capital  not  less 
than  thirteen  thousand  dollars,  in  shares  of  one  hundred  dol 
lars  each,  and  to  purchase  and  hold  said  property,  real  and 
personal,  with  such  additions  thereto  as  may  become  neces- 
sary, and  to  devote  the  same  exclusively  to  female  education, 
to  be  called  the  Asheville  Female  College,  and  to  be  managed 
by  said  corporation  under  the  By-Laws  of  the  Company,  so  as 
to  be  remunerative  to  the  Stockholders  and  a  blessing  to  the 
country. 

For  the  purpose  of  raising  said  Capital  Stock  we,  the  sub- 
scribers, agree  to  subscribe  and  pay  the  sums  placed  opposite 
our  names,  respectively,  to  be  paid  to  Gen.  R.  B.  Vance, 
Trustee  for  the  proposed  Company,  as  follows,  viz  :  One- 
fourth  in  sixty  days  from  the  15th  inst.,  one-fourth  by  the  15th 
of  August  next,  and  the  third  installment  of  one-fourth  by  the 
15th  of  November,  and  the  remainder  by  the  1st  of  Jan.,  1870. 

But  if  at  the  times  when  these  several  payments  fall  due  the 
subscriber  is  noc  prepared  to  pay  the  money,  he  may  have  six 
months  to  raise  the  same  on  payment  of  interest  on  such  de- 
ferred installments. 

It  is  understood,  however,  that  no  subscription  is  to  be 
called  for  until  at  least  thirteen  thousand  dollars  is  subscribed. 

March  4th,  1869. 


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SUBSCRIBERS' NAMES.  NO.  SHARES. 

E.   Sluder, Two. 

James  S.  Kennedy, Twenty. 

L.  K.    Haynes, One. 

James  L.  Henry, Two. 

William  Johnston, Five. 

William  W.  Stringfield, One. 

N.  W.  Woodfin, Five. 

G.  M.  Roberts, One. 

Thomas  D.  Johnston ....One. 

Daniel  C.  Stevenson, One. 

William  M.  Cocke, One. 

W.  D.  Rankin, .....Five. 

John  D.  Reynolds, One. 

A.  T.  Summey, One. 

J.  R.  Long, One. 

Sewel    Phillips, One. 

Clayton,  Ray  &  Burnett, Ten. 

R.  M.   Stokes, One. 

W.  W.   Smith, One. 

H.  E.   Sondley, Five. 

Susan  T.  Cox, Four. 

William  P.  Blair, One. 

Allen  T.  Davidson, i One. 

R.  M.  Henry, One. 

Thomas  S.  Edwards, Three. 

Melvin  E.   Carter, One. 

W.  P.  Welch, One. 

James  P.   Sawyer, One. 

Samuel  L.  Love, One. 

Charles  Webb, Twenty. 

J.  K.  Stringfield, Twenty-five. 

Daniel  Reynolds, Two 

Robert  W.  Pulliam, Two. 

I.  V.  Baird, One. 

James  A.  Webb, One. 

R.  W.  Pickens Three. 

W.  W.  Rollins, One. 

Russel  L.  Jones, f  Two. 

Canada  Cowan, One. 


C.  Watkins, Three. 

R.  K  Price, One. 

Albert  H.  Dowell,  Jr., One. 

John  S.  E.  Summey, One. 


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ASHEVILLE    FEMALE  COLLEGE. 


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Articles  of  Agreement  entered  into,  for  the  Pro- 
motion and  Encouragement  of  Female  Education 
in  Asheville,  N.  C. 

The  undersigned  enter  into  these  Articles  of  Agreement  for 
the  purpose  of  promoting  and  encouraging  Female  Education 
in  the  Town  of  Asheville,  N.  C,  and  to  that  end  propose  to 
form  a  Corporate  Company,  by  Letters  Patent,  on  the  terms 
of  these  Articles  of  Agreement  under  our  hands  and  seals,  by 
virtue  of  Act  of  General  Assembly  of  N.  C,  Revised  Code, 
chap.  26,  and  sections  14,  15,  16,  IT,  18,  19 ;  these  Articles 
set  forth  before  the  Clerk  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Buncombe 
County,  for  the  purpose  of  being  forwarded  to  the  Secretary 
of  State  and  filed  in  the  State  Department,  that  the  Letters 
Patent  may  be  issued  by  the  Governor  declaring  us  and  our 
successors  a  Corporation. 

Article  1st.  It  is  agreed  that  the  corporate  name  of  this 
company  shall  be  "The  Asheville  Female  College." 

Art.  2d.  The  business  proposed  by  this  company,  is  the 
promotion  and  encouragement  of  Female  Education  upon  sound 
christian  principles,  to  be  conducted  by  a  President  of  the  In- 
stitution, and  such  number  of  Professors  and  Instructors  (male 
and  female)  as  may  be  fixed  by  the  By-Laws  of  the  Corpora- 
tion, to  be  passed  by  the  Stockholders. 

Art.  3d.  The  place  proposed  for  said  purposes  is  Ashe- 
ville, N.  C. 

Art.  4th.   The  Corporation  is  desired  for  thirty  years. 

Art.  5th.  The  undersigned  subscribers,  and  their  associates 
who  may  hereafter  subscribe,  and  our  successors  shall  consti- 
tute this  company. 

Art.  6th.  The  Capital  Stock  to  be  $15,000,  with  the  privi- 
lege of  increasing  it  to  $100,000,  and  each  share  to  be  one 
hundred  dollars,  to  be  subscribed  and  paid  when  called  for. 

Art.  7th.  The  affairs  of  the  company  shall  be  managed 
(under  the  By-Laws  passed  and  established  by  the  Stockhold- 


ASHEVILLE  FEMALE  COLLEGE. 

ers)  by  a  Board  of  nine  Directors  elected  by  the  Stockholders, 
of  whom  one  shall  be  President,  and  the  President  of  the  In- 
stitution shall  be  ex-officio,  a  member  of  the  Board  :  Provided, 
7iowever,  That  said  Board  shall  not  contract  any  debt  whatso- 
ever without  the  written  consent  and  direction  of  three-fourths 
in  number  of  the  Stockholders,  owning  at  least  three-fourths  of 
the  Capital  Stock  of  the  Company. 

Art.  8th.  A  meeting  of  the  Stockholders  cannot  be  held 
unless  there  be  a  majority  of  the  Stockholders  present,  owning 
a  majority  of  the  shares  ;  Stockholders  may  be  represented  by 
proxy,  but  no  one  shall  be  a  proxy  unless  he  be  a  Stockholder, 
and  every  act  (except  contracting  debt  or  enlarging  capital 
stock)  shall  require  a  majority  of  votes  present. 

Art.  9th.  The  capital  stock  cannot  be  increased  except  by 
a  vote  of  three-fourths  of  the  stockholders,  owning  at  least 
three-fourths  of  the  stock  of  the  company. 

Art.  10th.  The  following  is  adopted  as  a  scale  of  votes  for 
the  shares  of  this  company :  Each  stockholder  owning  one 
share  and  not  exceeding  two  shares  shall  have  one  vote ;  three 
and  not  exceeding  four  shares,  two  votes;  five  and  not  ex- 
ceeding six  shares,  three  votes  ;  seven  and  not  exceeding  eight 
hares,  four  votes ;  nine  and  not  exceeding  ten  shares,  five 
votes  ;  eleven  and  not  exceeding  thirteen  shares,  six  votes  ; 
fourteen  and  not  exceeding  sixteen  shares,  seven  votes  ;  sev- 
enteen and  not  exceeding  twenty  shares,  eight  votes  ;  twenty- 
one  and  not  exceeding  twenty-four  shares,  nine  votes,  and 
twenty-five  shares  ten  votes  ;  and  no  person  shall  own  more 
than  twenty-five  shares. 

Art.  11th.  No  one  shall  be  a  Director  who  is  not  a  stock- 
holder. 

Art.  12th.  If  at  any  time  it  shall  be  determined  to  increase 
the  capital  stock,  under  the  restrictions  heretofore  expressed, 
the  stockholders  who  were  such  at  the  organization  of  this 
company,  shall  have  the  preference  in  the  purchase  of  the 
shares  so  ordered  to  be  issued  and  sold:  Provided,  Said 
purchaser  does  not  by  said  purchase,  increase  his  shares  be- 
yond twenty-five. 


ASHEVILLE    FEMALE  COLLEGE. 

Art.  13th.  Upon  the  complete  organization  of  this  Corpo- 
ration, and  upon  the  payment  of  the  amounts  required  for  the 
shares  of  stock,  certificates  of  stock  for  said  shares  shall  issue, 
bearing  upon  their  face  six  per  cent,  interest  per  annum,  to  be 
paid  annually  to  the  holders  ;  but  no  interest  shall  be  paid 
for  the  first  year. 

Art.  14th.  If  at  any  time  a  member  of  this  Corporation 
shall  desire  to  sell  his  stock,  he  shall  be  required  to  offer  the 
same  for  sale  to  the  present  corporators,  through  the  Board  of 
Directors,  at  their  regular  meeting,  and  the  same  shall  be  ef- 
fectual only  upon  the  proper  transfer  of  said  stock  upon  the 
books  of  the  company ;  and  any  sale  made  without  first  offer- 
ing the  same  to  this  Corporation  as  aforesaid,  shall  not  be  re- 
cognized or  transferred  upon  the  books  of  said  company. 

Art.  15th.  It  is  further  agreed  on  the  part  of  this  Corpo- 
ration, that  if  the  Holston  Annual  Conference  shall,  within 
two  years  from  the  complete  organization  of  this  company, 
pay  to  the  members  of  this  Corporation  the  money  advanced 
by  them,  for  the  purchase  of  the  property  purchased  by  this 
Corporation,  for  the  purposes  hereinbefore  enumerated,  to- 
gether with  all  monies  that  may  within  that  time  be  advanced 
for  the  repairs  and  necessary  expenses  of  said  property,  and 
lawful  interest  thereon,  that  this  Corporation  will  surrender 
to  said  Holston  Conference  the  said  property,  &c,  and  execute 
to  them  proper  deeds  therefor. 

Art.  16th.  Any  of  these  rules  or  agreements  may  be  altered 
by  the  concurrence  of  two-thirds  in  number  and  amount  of  the 
stock,  on  three  months'  notice  of  such  proposed  change:  Pro- 
vided, That  no  amendment  shall  be  made  to  change  the  object 
of  this  Association.  And  provided  further,  That  to  change 
the  agreement  in  relation  to  contracting  debts,  or  increasing  the 
capita]  stock,  it  shall  require  three-fourths  in  number  and  value 
of  said  stockholders. 

Art.  17th.  It  is  contemplated  and  desired  by  this  Corpo- 
ration to  have  power  to  purchase,  hold,  improve  and  keep  up 
the  College  Building,  Steward's  Hall,  and  other  buildings,  real 
estate  and  property  now  belonging  to  the  Holston  Conference 


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95 


ASHEVILLE  FEMALE  COLLEGE. 

Female  College,  in  Asheville,  N.  C.  It  is  agreed  that  the 
boarding  of  such  pupils  as  do  not  live  in  Asheville,  as  well  as 
the  tuition  of  all,  shall  be  provided  for  by  this  Association. 

Art.  18th.  It  is  desired  that  the  Letters  Patent  shall  con- 
fer on  this  company  all  the  rights,  privileges  and  immunities 
usually  granted  to  Female  Colleges,  and  especially  such  pow- 
ers as  have  been  granted  and  exercised  by  the  Holston  Con- 
ference Female  College. 

(The  foregoing  articles  were  subscribed  under  seal,  and  for- 
warded to  the  Governor,  as  above  indicated.) 


MTTElRg  PATENT 


STATE  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA. 

To    all   whom   these    Presents   shall   come,    Greeting  : 

Whereas,  Charles  Webb,  James  K.  Stringfield,  James  S. 
Kennedy,  E.  Sluder,  A.  T.  Davidson,  C.  Cowan,  J.  D.  Rey- 
nolds, Thos.  D.  Johnston,  Wm.  Johnston  and  their  associates, 
of  the  County  of  Buncombe  and  State  aforesaid,  in  accordance 
with  the  law,  (as  prescribed  in  sections  fourteen  and  fifteen  of 
Chapter  Twenty-Six  of  the  Revised  Code,)  have  made  applica- 
tion to  be  created  and  constituted  a  body  politic  and  corporate, 
to  be  known  as  the  "Asheville  Female  College,"  for  the  pur- 
pose of  the  promotion  and  encouragement  of  Female  Education. 

AW,  Therefore,  Know  Ye  That  I,  William  W.  Holden, 
Governor  of  said  State,  by  virtue  of  the  power  and  authority 
in  me  vested  by  the  Constitution  and  Laws  of  the  State,  do 
issue  these  my  Letters  Patent  to  the  said  Charles  Webb,  James 
K.  Stringfield,  James  S.  Kennedy,  E.  Sluder.  A.  T.  Davidson, 
C.  Cowan,  J.  D.  Reynolds,  Thomas  D.  Johnston,  Wm.  John- 
ston and  their  associates,  hereby  creating  and  constituting 
them  and  their  successors  a  body  politic  and  corporate,  under 
the  name  and  style  of  the 

"Asheville  Female    College," 
under  which   name  they  may  have  succession  and  a  common 

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ASIIEVILLE  FEMALE  COLLEGE. 

seal,  sue  and  be  sued,  plead  and  be  pleaded,  in  any  Court  of 
Record  or  before  any  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  this  State  ;  con- 
tract and  be  contracted  with,  acquire,  hold  and  dispose  of  per- 
sonal property  for  the  benefit  of  the  said  Corporation,  and  such 
Real  Estate  as  may  be  requisite  for  the  convenient  transaction 
of  its  business;  to  have  power  to  pass  such  By-Laws  and  Reg- 
ulations as  may  be  necessary  for  its  government,  which  may  not 
be  inconsistent  with  the  Constitution  and  Laws  of  this  State 
and  of  the  United  States ;  and  to  have  all  other  powers  usual 
and  necessary  to  such  Corporations,  for  the  purposes  herein 
set  forth  : 

Upon  the  condition,  however,  that  the  said  Corporation  shall 
exist  only  for  the  term  of  Thirty  years  from  the  date  hereof; 
and  the  further  consideration  that  the  Capital  Stock  of  the 
same  shall  not  exceed  the  sum  of  One  Hundred  Thousand 
Dollars. 

In  Witness  Whereof,  His  Excellency,  Wm.  W.  Holden, 
our  Governor,  Captain-General  and  Commander-in-Chief, 
has  hereunto  set  his  hand  and  caused  the  Great  Seal  of 
State  to  be  affixed. 
Done  at  the  city  of  Raleigh,  the  19th  day  of  July,  in  the 
year  of  our  Lord  One  Thousand  Eight  Hundred  and  Sixty- 
Nine,  and  in  the  Ninety-Fourth  year  of  our  Independence. 
By  the  Governor :  WM.  W.  HOLDEN. 

H.  J.  Mennimer,  Secretary  of  State, 


MEETING  OF  STOCKHOLDERS. 

At  a  meetiog  of  the  Stockholders  <of  the  Asheville  Female 
College,  held  in  the  College  Chapel  on  Tuesday,  the  10th  of 
August,  1869,  Hon.  J.  L.  Henry  was  called  to  the  Chair  and 
R.  M.  Stokes  requested  to  act  as  Secretary. 

On  motion,  a  committee  of  two,  consisting  of  Rev.  L.  K. 
Haynes  and  A.  T.  Summey,  were  appointed  to  verify  proxies. 


10 


ASHEVILLE  FEMALE  COLLEGE. 


and  ascertain  the  amount  of  stock  represented.     Said  commit- 
tee reported  the  following  stock  represented  : 


IN  PERSON.  SHARES. 

N.  W.  Woodfin 5 

E.  Slftder 2 

James  S.  Kennedy 20 

L.  K.  Haynes 1 

James  L.    Henry 2 

Wm.  Johnston 5 

W.  I>.   Rankin 5 

J.  D.  Reynolds 1 

A.  T.  Summey  1 

Clayton,  Ray  and  Burnett 10 

R.  M.  Stokes 1 

A.  H.  Dowell,  Jr..... 1 

Wm.  M.Cocke.... 1 


BY  PROXY.  SHARES. 

W.  W.  Stvingfield 1 

T.  S.  Edwards 3 

M.  E.  Carter 1 

W.  P.   Welch. , 1 

Samuel  L.  Love - 1 

Charles   Webb 20 

J.  K.  Stvingfield 25 

R.  W.  Palliam 2 

I.  V.  Baird 1 

J.  R.  Long 1 

R.  W.  Pickens „ 3 

S.  Phillips 1 

Susan  T.  Cox 4 


54|J  64 

Making  in  all  one  hundred  and  eighteen  shares  represented. 
Rev.  J.  S.  Kennedy  explained  the  object  of  the  meeting  to 
be  the  adoption  or  rejection  of  the  Charter  obtained  from  the 
Governor  of  the  State  of  North  Carolina,  and  for  the  purpose 
of  organizing  the  Corporation  under  the  same,  if  adopted. 

The  Charter  of  the  College  was  then  read,  and  was  unani- 
mously accepted  and  adopted  by  the  company. 

A  committee,  consisting  of  the  Rev.  J.  S.  Kennedy,  W.  D. 
Rankin  and  Wm.  Johnston,  Esqrs.,  were  appointed  to  nominate 
a  Board  of  nine  Directors. 

Said  committee  made  their  report,  putting  in  nomination  for 
the  Board  of  Directors  the  following  named  gentlemen,  viz  : 

Hon.  J.  L.  Henry,  Hon.  N.  W.  Woodfin,  Rev.  J.  S.  Burnett, 
Wm.  Johnston,  A.  T.  Summey,  A.  T.  Davidson,  E.  Sluder,  G. 
M.  Roberts  and  J.  E.  Ray,  Esqrs.  Rev.  J.  S.  Kennedy  is  a 
member  of  the  Board  by  virtue  of  his  office  as  President  of 
the  College. 

The  report  of  the  committee  was  received,  and  the  above 
named  gentlemen  were  unanimously  elected  Directors  for  the 
present  year. 

On  motion,  a  committee  consisting  of  Rev.  J.  S.  Kennedy, 
Hon.  N.  W.  Woodfin,  Hon.  J.  L.  Henry,  Col.  Wm.  M.  Cocke, 
Wm.  Johnston  and  R.  M.  Stokes,  Esqrs.,  were  appointed  to 
prepare  a  code  of  By-Laws  for  this  Corporation,  and  report  to  a 


sis 


ASHEVILLE   FEMALE  COLLEGE.  11 

meeting  of  the  Stockholders  to  be  held  in  the  College  Chapel 
on  Thursday  next,  at  4J  P.  M. 
Meeting  adjourned  as  above. 

It.  M.  STOKES,  Secy. 


College  Chapel,  Thursday,  Aug.  12,  1869. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  of  the  Stockholders  held  this  day 
at  4J  P.  M.,  Hon.  J.  L.  Henry  was  called  to  the  Chair. 

A  committee,  consisting  of  Capt.  J.  E.  Ray  and  Mr  A.  II. 
Dowell,  Jr.,  were  appointed  to  verify  proxies  and  ascertain 
the  amount  of  stock  represented  ;  who  report  they  find  one 
hundred  and  two  shares  represented ;  this  being  a  majority  of 
the  stock,  the  meeting  proceeded  to  business. 

The  object  of  this  meeting  being  the  reception  of  the  report 
of  the  committee  appointed  at  last  Stockholders'  meeting,  to 
prepare  a  system  of  By-Laws  for  the  government  of  the  Cor- 
poration. 

Said  committee  then  offered  the  following,  which  was  re^ 
ceived,  read  and  unanimously  adopted  : 


BY-LAWS 

OF 

ASHEVILLE     FEMALE     COLLEGE, 


CAAPTER  I.— STOCKHOLDERS, 

Sec.  1.  The  Stockholders  shall  hold  an  annual  meeting  on 
Saturday  preceding  the  College  Commencement ;  or  oftener, 
if  necessary, — to  be  assembled  on  the  call  of  the  Board  of 
Directors. 

Sec.  2.  At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Stockholders,  they 
shall  elect  a  Board  of  nine  Directors,  by  ballot. 

Sec.  3.  If  at  any  regular  meeting  of  the  Stockholders  there 
should  not  be  a  quorum  present,  such  meeting  may  be  ad- 
journed, on  motion,  from  day  to  day  until  a  quorum  shall 
assemble. 


12  ASHEVILLE  FEMALE  COLLEGE. 


Sec.  4.  A  meeting  of  the  Stockholders  shall  be  competent 
to  transact  all  business  not  otherwise  provided  for,  when  a  ma- 
jority of  the  stock  shall  be  represented  in  person  or  by  proxy. 

All  proxies  must  be  in  writing,  signed  by  the  person  author- 
izing the  same,  and  dated  and  witnessed  before  a  Clerk  of  a 
Court  Record,  whose  seal  shall  be  attached  thereto,  and  shall 
be  in  the  following  form,  viz : 

STATE   OF ..,.,..., ^  The. <lay  of , 

County  of J      A.  D.  18 

To  the  Stockholders  of  the  Ashevilte  Female  Colleger 

Know  ye  that  I ,  owning  shares  in 

said  company,  do  hereby  nominate,  constitute  and  appoint 
— —  my  proxy  and  agent,  for  me  and  in  my  name,  to  rep- 
resent the  stock  owned  by  me  at  the  next  regular  meeting  of 
the  Stockholders  of  said  company,  and  at  all  times  and  meet- 
ings thereafter  for  the  space  of months  ;  unless  other- 
wise previously  revoked  by  me,  by  authorizing  the  same  either 
in  person  or  by  letter  directed  to  the  Secretary  of  said  company. 
Signed  and  acknowledged  by  me  ") 

before  \  (Name.) 

[Seal.]  j 

CAAPTER  II.— DIRECTORS. 

Sec.  1.  At  the  first  meeting  (subsequent  to  the  annual  meet- 
ing of  the  Stockholders)  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  they  shall 
proceed  by  ballot  to  the  election  of  a  President  of  their  body; 
a  Secretary,  Treasurer,  and  such  other  officers  as  may  be  pre- 
scribed by  law,  who  shall  hold  their  offices  for  the  space  of 
twelve  months  thereafter,  and  until  their  successors  are  ohosen. 

Sec.  2.  Any  vacancy  occurring  in  the  Board  of  Directors 
may  be  filled  by  them,  by  election  at  any  regular  meeting  of 
the  Board,  and  any  officer  may  be  removed  at  any  time  by  a 
vote  of  the  Board, 

Sec.  3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Directors  to 
elect  at  the  time  hereinbefore  prescribed  an  Executive  Com- 
mittee, to  consist  of  five  of  their  number;  of  whom  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  College  shall  be  Chairman,  and  the  President  of 
the  Board  a  member. 


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Sec.  4.  The  Board  of  Directors  shall  meet  on  the  first  Fri- 
day of  every  month  at  the  College  Buildings. 

Sec.  5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Directors  to 
elect  a  President  and  Teachers,  and  all  other  officers  of  the 
College  annually,  and  fix  their  compensation  ;  who  will  hold 
office  during  the  pleasure  of  the  Board,  and  shall  not  resign 
without  giving  three  months'  notice  of  their  intention  to  do  so, 
— vacation  not  to  be  included  in  the  term  of  the  notice  given. 

Sec.  6.  At  any  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  five  of 
their  number  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of 
business. 

CHAPTER  III.— OFFICERS  OF  THE  BOARD. 

Sec.  1.  The  President  shall  preside  in  all  meetings  of  the 
Board.  In  his  absence  the  Board  may  fill  the  office  pro  tern. 
The  President  shall  sign  all  orders  and  drafts  on  the  Treas- 
urer, and  all  bonds,  notes,  contracts  and  other  papers  given 
by  the  Board. 

Sec.  2.  The  Secretary  shall  attend  all  meetings  of  the 
Board,  keep  a  faithful  record  of  the  proceedings,  read  the  same 
at  the  opening  and  closing  of  each  meeting;  preserve  all  the 
books,  papers,  &c,  of  the  Board  ;  record  or  file,  as  he  may  be 
directed,  all  contracts  and  reports  of  committees,  and  commu- 
nications relating  to  the  College;  and  conduct  the  correspond- 
ence of  the  Board.  He  shall  countersign  all  notes,  bonds  and 
contracts,  and  drafts  on  Treasurer. 

Sec.  3.  The  Treasurer  shall  collect,  and  hold  subject  to  the 
order  of  the  Board  of  Directors  all  monies  due  the  College, 
pay  all  drafts  made  upon  him  by  the  President  and  Secretary, 
and  keep  a  faithful  record  of  the  entire  monetary  affairs  of  the 
College. 

He  shall  have  charge  of  all  notes,  bonds,  deeds,  insurance 
policies,  records,  papers,  &c,  belonging  to  the  College,  and 
give  all  necessary  receipts.  He  shall  make  semi-annual  re- 
ports to  the  Board  of  Directors,  and  an  annual  report  to  the 
Stockholders  on  the  finances  of  the  College.  He  shall  keep 
his  books  posted,  and  always  open  to  the  inspection  of  any 
Director  or  Stockholder.     He  shall  file  a  bond    in  the  sum  of 

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five  thousand  dollars,  with  two  good  and  sufficient  sureties, 
which  bond  shall  be  held  by  the  President  of  the  Board,  con- 
ditioned for  the  faithful  performance  of  his  duties,  and  shall 
receive  from  the  Board  a  reasonable  compensation  for"  his  ser-  j 
vices.'  The  offices  of  Secretary  and  Treasurer  may  be  held  by 
the  same  person. 

CHAPTER  IV.— COMMITTEES. 

Sec.  1. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Executive  Committee  to 
nominate  all  Professors  and  Teachers,  to  recommend  suitable 
Text  Books,  to  devise  ways  and  means  for  establishing  a  Li- 
brary ;  frequently  visit  the  Lecture  Rooms  ;  notice  the  plan 
of  instruction  and  discipline  therein  ;  give  their  aid  and  coun- 
sel when  asked  in  cases  of  insubordination  to  College  rules, 
and  report  to  the  Board  any  disqualification  or  dereliction  of 
duty  on  the  part  of  any  of  the  College  Faculty. 

This  committee  shall  frequently  visit  the  Steward's  Hall, 
and  satisfy  themselves  that  it  is  so  conducted  as  to  promote 
the  health,  Comfort  and  success  of  the  students  ;   and    when  a 


vacancy  occurs,  nominate  suitable  persons  to  fill  the   offices  of 

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uperintendent  and  Matron. 

It  shall  also  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  take  charge 
of  all  the  Buildings,  keep  them  insured  and  in  good  repair  ; 
superintend  the  laying  out  and  ornamenting  the  grounds  ;  con- 
tract for  fuel,  and  provide  a  Janitor  ;  see  'that  all  necessary 
furniture  for  the  Steward's  Hall  and  Lecture  Rooms  be  pro- 
vided, and  make  frequent  reports  on  these  subjects  to  the 
Board. 

'They  shall  meet  at  the  College  Buildings  on  the  last  Friday 
of  each  month,  or  oftener  on  the  call  of  the  Chairman  ;  and  a 
majority  of  the  committee  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the 
transaction  of  business. 

Sec.  2.  There  shall  be  a  Committee  of  Finance ]  consisting 
of  three,  who  shall  audit  the  books  of  the  Treasurer  annually, 
make  to  the  Stockholders  at  the  annual  meeting  a  full  report 
of  the  Finances  of  the  College,  including  a  statement  of  the 
gross  receipts  for  tuition,  board  bills,  contingent  and  admission 
fees,  interest  on  invested  funds,  and   on  notes  and    accounts, 


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together  with  the  amounts  due  the  College,  and  from  the  Col- 
lege  to  others,  and  the  whole' expense  of  the  College  for  In- 
struction and  contingencies. 

This  committee  shall  recommend  such  plans  for  the  financial 
management  of  the  College,  and  for  increasing  the  revenues  of 
the  same,  as  they  may  judge  best.  This  committee  shall  be 
appointed  by  the  Board  of  Directors. 

CHAPTER  V.— PRESIDENT  OF  THE  COLLEGE. 

The  President,  as  the  head  of  the  College  family  and  Execu- 
tive of  the  Directors,  with  and  by  the  advice  of  the  Executive 
Committee,  is  charged  with  the  entire  superintendence,  direc- 
tion and  control  of  the  internal  policy  of  the  school, — the 
physical,  moral  and  intellectual  culture  of  the  pupils.  He 
shall  assure  himself  from  time  to  time  of  the  faithfulness  and 
competency  of  the  Teachers,  and  of  the  progress  of  the  pupils. 
He  shall  keep  a  record  of  the  names  of  all  the  pupils  and  pa- 
trons, note  the  time  of  the  admission  and  departure  of  the 
pupils,  and  allow  none  to  continue  in  the  College,  whose  bills 
have  not  been  satisfactorily  arranged  with  the  Treasurer. 
CHAPTER  VI.— TEACHERS. 

The  Teachers  shall  be  responsible  to  the  President  and  Di- 
rectors for  the  faithful  performance  of  their  duties.  They 
shall  perform  the  duties  assigned  them,  and  aid  the  President 
in  maintaining  order,  and  promoting  the  welfare  of  the  stu- 
dents. They  have  full  control  of  the  students  while  in  their 
Lecture  Rooms,  and  power  to  punish  offences  therein  commit- 
ted; but  they  may  never  proceed  contrary  to  the  advice  of 
the  President.  .• 

The  President  of  the  College  shall  fill  any  vacancy  occurring 
by  death  or  otherwise  among  the  Professors  or  Teachers,  tem- 
porarily, until  the  next  regular  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Di- 
rectors. 

CHAPTER   VII.— PUPILS. 

Sec  1.  Students  residing  in  Asheville  shall  only  be  re- 
sponsible to  the  College  for  their  conduct  during  school  hours ; 
and  on  public  occasions,  when  they  mingle  with   non-resident 


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students,  at  such  times  and  on  such   occasions,  they  shall  con- 
form to  the  rules  prescribed  for  non-residents. 

Sec.  2.  Non-resident  students  shall  be  required  to  board  m 
the  Steward's  Hall,  except  for  special  reason  they  are  permit- 
ted by  vote  of  the  Board  of  Executive  Committee  to  board 
elsewhere,  but  those  having  such  permission  are  expected  to 
be  governed  by  the  same  rules  as  those  at  the  Steward's  Hall. 

Sec.  3.  No  student  is  permitted  to  purchase  any  article  on 
credit,  except  by  permission  of  parents  or  guardian  in  writing. 

Sec.  4.  Each  pupil  shall  attend  Sabbath  School  and  the 
regular  services  at  church,  with  some  one  or  more  of  the  Tea- 
chers, when  in  the  opinion  of  the  President  her  health  or  the 
inclemency  of  the  weather  does  not  forbid  it. 

Sec.  5.  Pupils  shall  attend  the  morning  service  of  the 
church  to  which  they  belong — parents  may  choose  the  church 
for  their  daughters  while  here,  if  they  themselves  are  not  mem- 
bers of  any  of  the  churches  in  Asheviile,  in  other  cases  they 
shall  attend  church  with  the  Teachers  under  the  direction  of 
the  President. 

Sec.  6.  On  public  occasions  the  young  ladies  shall  wear  in 
summer  plain  white  Jaconet  dresses,  with  plain  straw  bonnets 
or  hats  trimmed  with  blue  lute  string  ribbon, — in  winter  the 
same  bonnet  with  dress  of  Mazarine  Blue  Worsted,  while  con- 
nected with  the  College. 

Sec.  7.  The  students  are  not  allowed  to  leave  the  College 
premises  without  permission,  or  unaccompanied  by  a  Teacher. 

Sec.  8.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  and  Teachers 
to  faithfully  execute  these  regulations,  and  punish  all  violations 
of  them,  or  any  of  the  regulations  of  the  College,  written  or 
unwritten,  by  reproof,  suspension,  dismission  or  expulsion  : 
Provided,  No  student  may  be  expelled  without  the  concur- 
rence of  the  Directors  or  Executive  Committee. 

CHAPTER  VIII.— TERMS  OF  ADMISSION,  &c. 

Sec.  1.  Students  may  be  admitted  at  any  time,  but  those 
entering  after  the  Term  opens  will  be  charged  from  the  begin- 
ning of  the  month  in  which  they  enter  to  the  end  of  the  Term. 
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month's  continuance,  and  no  money  will  be    refunded   when 
pupils  are  removed  during  the  session. 

Sec.  2.  On  entering,  and  at  the  commencement  of  each 
Term,  each  pupil  shall  pay  the  established  contingent  fee,  and 
one-half  the  Tuition  fees  for  that  Term  in  advance,  and  the 
other  half  at  the  close  of  the  Term.  Board  bills  are  payable 
half-yearly  in  advance.  All  accounts  not  settled  at  the  close 
of  the  Term  will  be  charged  with  interest. 


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Aslieville    Female    College, 

ASHEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA. 


The  First  Term  of  the  Collegiate  Year  1869-70,  of  this  old 
and  popular  Institution  opens  on  Thursday,  oth  of  August, 
1869,  and  ends  on  the  23d  of  December.  The  Second  Terra 
will  open  on  the  EOiA  of  December,  1869,  and  end  on  the  20th 
of  May,  1870,  with  the  Collegiate  year. 

TERMS,  PER  SESSION  OF  TWENTY  WEEKS  : 

Tuition,  from $12  to  $20.00 

Fee  for  incidental  expenses, 3.00 

Board,  including  washing  and  lights, 75.00 

Music,  and  use  of  instrument, 22.50 

Languages,  Ancient  and  Modern,  each, 8.00 

Charges  for  Painting,  Drawing,  Spc,  frc,  moderate. 

Every  pupil  must  furnish  her  own  towels,  toilet,  soap,  and 
one  pair  of  sheets  and  pillow-cases.  Articles  of  wearing  ap- 
parel, as  well  as  sheets  and  towels,  must  be  durably  and  dis- 
tinctly marked  with  the  owner's  full  name. 

Superior  facilities  for  instruction  in  Music  and  French. 
Tuition  fees  remitted  to  daughters  of  Ministers  having  regular 
pastoral  charges. 

Asheville  is  conceded  by  the  medical  faculty  to  have  one  of 
the  finest  climates  in  the  world,  and  has  long  been  noted  for  its 
social,  religious  and  educational  advantages'. 

Not  more  than  one-twentieth  of  our  population  in  Western 
Carolina  is  colored, — another  reason  why  our  friends  South 
should  educate  their  daughters  here. 

Railroads  are  rapidly  approaching  us  from  the  East  and 
West,  and  will  soon  meet  at  Asheville. 

From  the  West  and  South,  parents  may  send  their  daughters 
by  way  of  Morristown,  Tennessee,  to  head  of  Railroad,  near 
Warm  Springs,  having  to  stage  only  44  miles. 

Payments — One  hundred  dollars,  at  least,  semi-annually, 
promptly  in  advance,  on  Board  and  Tuition  bills. 

For  further  information,  send  for  Catalogue. 

JAS.  S.  KENNEDY,  President. 


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